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Quand les pauvres n'auront plus rien à manger, ils mangeront les riches 🔮 audhd. writer/house frau. Votarist of natural consequences. Readied/at the ready for “The Great Reckoning.” •I (re)post for me since I’m probably the only person who sees them•
The problem with covering this is that it changes every five minutes, practically, and today was no different. This has been updated accordingly: www.lawdork.com/p/dojs-invas...
The fight over DOJ's invasive trans care subpoenas is coming to a head
Three court appearances next week could represent the most critical moment in the past year for DOJ's effort to target the provision of medical care for transgender minors.
lawdork.com
NEWS: A @lawfaremedia.org report finds that *97* Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the attack were arrested, charged, or convicted of subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported. Incredible work by @katherinepomps.bsky.social www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Jan. 6 Pardons: How Many Clemency Recipients Have Faced Other Charges?
The real count is much higher than the public knew.
lawfaremedia.org
ANGIE CRAIG: I don't think you understand the difference between error rates and fraud rates. I honestly don't. SNAP has one of the lowest fraud rates of any program BROOKE ROLLINS: You can't be serious when you say that CRAIG: Your own data says that
Bessent’s facial expressions telegraphing every second of the weirdest mix of “proud, try-hard, smug, and self-cringe,” as he’s just gunning after this “big viral MAGA moment” or whatever but instead he just eats shit and blows it— this is high art.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoSANCHEZ: I think it's safe to say this is probably the most corrupt Treasury Department in our nation's history BESSENT: I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE EXCEPTION WITH THAT! THAT IS SLANDEROUS
I don’t even know what to say anymore.
hilzoy@hilzoy.bsky.social · 2mo agoThis woman dated, or pretended to date, an aide to the governor of New Jersey for FIVE MONTHS, just so that she could put video of their conversations on social media. (Apparently he didn’t even say anything particularly noteworthy.) Imagine being the kind of person who would do that.
Yes but think of all the robust debate we have had
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2mo agoThe drop in support for marriage equality last year was not a blip, it has declined further, dropping 6 points from its high of 71. Whether or not gay or lesbian relations were "morally acceptable" dropped 9 points. Support for LGBTQ rights broadly is diminishing. news.gallup.com/poll/710810/...
Folks, there is something gravely wrong with the president’s health and the White House is covering it up. This man is obviously not well.
NEW: No state has taken over as many public school districts as Texas. Since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts. Four of those came just this spring. At least another 10 are at risk of takeover. w/ @texastribune.org
Texas State Takeover of Local School Districts Expands, Raising Concerns
Since 2020, the state education agency has taken over eight school districts — four in just the past few months — and installed leaders linked to Houston’s controversial superintendent, Mike Miles. At...
propublica.org
Last night, the Supreme Court ruled that the VRA cannot protect even against *intentionally* discriminatory voting policies When we say there is no federal statute remaining the enforce the 15th Amendment, this is what we mean
crazy that under the precedent set by callais, a lily-white congressional delegation formed by "partisan" gerrymandering in a plurality black state passes constitutional muster, while any majority-minority district is constitutionally suspect
Fairly clear at this point that the Supreme Court has overturned the lion’s share of the VRA.
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 2mo agoSotomayor comes very close to calling the supermajority a pack of liars for claiming in Callais that they weren’t requiring proof of discriminatory intent then turning around and doing exactly that here. This is a remarkably blunt and caustic accusation. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
![The majority’s order grapples with virtually none of this.
Indeed, it does not even acknowledge that the District
Court’s discriminatory-intent finding is reviewed for clear
error. Much of its reasoning rests on its assertion that, even
as to the plaintiffs’ Fourteenth Amendment claim, “the Dis-
trict Court’s analysis departed from Callais.” Ante, at 3.
That is wrong twice over. First, Callais “said not a word
about the standard for Fourteenth Amendment intentional-
discrimination claims.” Caster, 608 U. S., at ___
(SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 4). Instead, Callais
was focused on changing the Court’s law on “exactly what
§2 of the Voting Rights Act demands,” not what the Consti-
tution demands. 608 U. S., at ___ (slip op., at 19). Second,
Callais said that its newly fashioned test for §2 disparate-
impact claims is not an intent-based test. It acknowledged
that §2 “does not demand a finding of intentional discrimi-
nation.” Id., at ___ (slip op., at 23). It also denied JUSTICE
KAGAN’s charge that the majority’s new test was an intent
test in all but name. Id., at ____ (slip op., at 35). It is hard
to see how the District Court’s finding of discriminatory in-
tent under the Fourteenth Amendment could have de-
parted from an opinion that purported to say nothing about
how to find discriminatory intent under the Fourteenth
Amendment. The Court’s apparently oblivious insistence
to the contrary today cannot be squared with what Callais
said on its face just over one month ago. See id., at ___, n.
5 (KAGAN, J., dissenting) (slip op., at 25, n. 5) (“[T]he major-
ity closes its opinion by suggesting it is not requiring a vote-
dilution plaintiff to present evidence of ‘discriminatory in-
tent.’ Which, if true, would be welcome news” (citation
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"All this effort on the part of DHS to keep people from seeing into the facilities, and to keep those trapped inside from describing what is happening there, suggests that ICE feels that they have something to hide," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social.
Life inside the Delaney Hall ICE detention camp is a travesty | Moira Donegan
The immigrants’ courage is matched only by the severity of their limited options. Ultimately, the pressure for change will have to come from the outside
theguardian.com
Harmonie Perrone had an ectopic pregnancy in Illinois and was refused care. As a result, Perrone lost her only remaining fallopian tube. She's now suing the religious hospital and OBGYN who turned her away. Illinois is a pro-choice state but religious providers are still allowed to refuse care.
It's Time to Hold Catholic Hospitals Accountable
"Her religious beliefs were coming before my life"
jessica.substack.com
Happy Pride Month. If you're a gay man, please remember your power. People often think that gay men are innately fashionable, which means if you wear some stupid shit for long enough, straight people, including homophobes, will copy you and then you can laugh at them.
“In effect, today’s corporations and wealthy are hoarding the society’s resources for themselves, while starving the treasury of funds that are badly needed for repairing and strengthening the society on which their wealth depends.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
CEOs Still Fail to Understand the Rage Against Them
As the trial of Luigi Mangione moved forward in New York state court last week, the proceedings highlighted how deeply the murder of UnitedHealthcare Group Inc. executive Brian Thompson has unsettled ...
bloomberg.com
1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
Gov. Wes Moore is letting two immigration reform bills become law in Maryland without his signature. The Community Trust Act limits when jails can share immigration status info with ICE—building on February's ban on 287(g) agreements. He cited "implementation challenges" to work out next session.
Gov. Moore allows two immigration reform bills to go into law without signature in Maryland
Moore is not signing the Community Trust Act or Data Privacy Act into law directly, citing concerns around interfering with local law enforcement’s ability to work with federal agents.
wypr.org
🚨 🚨 🚨 NEW: A shocking @USCIS memo seems to declare that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in this country and applying for green cards must instead apply for visas abroad; which could MASSIVELY disrupt lives. 🧵 on what we know, and what we don’t.
NEW: SPLC seeks dismissal of charges, citing Trump admin's "vindictive motive to punish the SPLC." The motion highlights other cases either dismissed by courts or by the Trump administration itself in the wake of other vindictive prosecution claims. Tonight, at Law Dork:
SPLC seeks dismissal of charges, citing Trump admin's "vindictive motive to punish the SPLC"
The motion highlights other cases either dismissed by courts or by the Trump administration itself in the wake of other vindictive prosecution claims.
lawdork.com
i genuinely hate how internet culture has become so normalized and widespread. i do not want a white house deputy chief of staff saying "it's white boy november" or a secretary of state tweeting that he's "locked in for this banger." grow up.
Insisting on the “vibecession” framing when Black workers have been getting fired in the tens of thousands since last year is 👨🍳💋
The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 2mo ago"People have stopped believing that the economy can be good, and have lost the willingness to admit that they are doing well. That pessimism might be harder to fix than an actual downturn," @annielowrey.bsky.social argues.
They think Americans are idiots and they gleefully base their propaganda entirely on lying.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoStephen Miller: "Based on what I've heard, we could balance the federal budget if the only dollars that went out of the treasury went to individuals who were properly, lawfully, correctly eligible to receive them"
North Carolina fascists have introduced a bill to encourage deadly force against any woman having an abortion, which would include those who use IUDs or birth control pills as they are "abortifacients" according to the fascists. While the bill won't pass, the sheer gall is the point.
NC Republicans Propose Letting Anyone Use Deadly Force Against Women Who Have Abortions Under New Bill
A North Carolina bill proposes classifying abortion as first-degree murder, allowing deadly force to prevent it. Critics argue it could lead to lethal vigilante actions against women and medical staff...
ibtimes.co.uk
Here's are some links to the trans and LGBTQ+ groups that have found themselves strained to the breaking point who are helping homless trans folks in Seattle today. First, there's KOI, which offers six months of housing and other support for trans people fleeing red states. koinitiative.org
Kawaguchi O'Connor Initiative – KOI is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are fully tax-deductible as allowed by law. Federal EIN 39-3400585.
koinitiative.org
The DOJ has dropped 23,000 criminal cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — while prosecuting 32,000 new immigration cases in just the first six months of Trump’s second term. (Published March)
Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of Presi...
propublica.org
Well as @polphilpod.bsky.social laid out, this is clearly not actually the view or the policy of the Labour Party. The entire UK establishment seems to have agreed that trans people should be excluded from society, as should anyone who supports their rights. www.liberalcurrents.com/the-end-of-t...
The End of Trans Rights in the UK Is the Start of Democratic Collapse
It's never just one minority.
liberalcurrents.com
Sarah Owen MP@sarahowen.org.uk · 3mo agoAll of us deserve to be able to live with dignity and be treated with respect. (7/7)
Khanna: "This is a Dred Scott court. They have engaged in the fastest rollback of Black political rights since Rutherford Hayes ended Reconstruction in 1877. One-third of African American seats are threatened. We are not speaking up strongly enough against a court that's rolling back civil rights"
While we slept the DOJ deleted all press releases about charges against January 6 defendants: www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters
The Justice Department confirmed that it had deleted the press releases as part of “stripping DOJ’s website of partisan propaganda.”
nbcnews.com
